You'll be surprised how many chapter excerpts you can find online! Check out these resources for a variety of reading levels and well-known reading material.
Freckle Juice
The Wanderer
Walk Two Moons
Young Adult Books Central (EXCELLENT collection!)
One Day on the Prairie by Jean Craighead George
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
A Series of Unfortunate Events #10 by Lemony Snicket
The Great Ping Pong Ball Experiment by Phil Shapiro
Ellen the Eagle Needs Glasses by Phil Shapiro
Champion by Phil Shapiro
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George
Excerpts by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Animal Adventures by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs
Beardance by Will Hobbs
Excerpts by Lois Lowry
These excerpts can be used in reading classes to hook a student on a book during read alouds, to study common writing elements and styles of authors, or to spread the resources in large classrooms. What other ways can you use these excerpts?
